TWO children and six adults had to be rescued by firefighters after being trapped in a lift in Marks and Spencer’s in Warrington.

They were released from the elevator at the retail giant’s Sankey Street store on Saturday afternoon. The group were trapped for almost 20 minutes.

A spokeswoman for Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service said: “Warrington firefighters released eight people who were stuck in the lift at Marks and Spencer on Sankey Street in Warrington. We received the call at 2.01pm and they were released at 2.18pm.”